"Visible Thinking Activities" provides teachers with rich opportunities to motivate and engage students in learning mathematics using high-interest problems designed to make students' thinking "visible."

Each of the 23 lessons are aligned to the Common Core Standards and present a problem with multiple variations for a deeper conceptual understanding of the underlying mathematics.

For each problem, a section called "Making Student Thinking Visible" discusses the pitfalls students may encounter, suggestions for teachers as they listen to and observe students, and a variety of questioning strategies.

Appropriate for all middle-grade math teachers, the activities in the book also provide excellent opportunities for mathematics leaders to foster rich conversations with teachers concerning strategies that support student understanding and learning.